Dispersion of low-energy waves for the generalized Benjamin-Bona-Mahony equation (Q1078419)

The generalizations of the equations in the title \[ (1)\quad u_ t+u_ x+(F(u))_ x+u_{xxx}=0\quad and\quad (2)\quad u_ t+u_ x+(F(u))_ x-u_{xxt}=0 \] are considered. The main result is the following analogue of a result of Strauss for the equation (1). Theorem: Let \(F: R\to R\) be a \(C^{\infty}\) function such that \(| F'(s)| =O(| s|^{6+\epsilon})\) as \(s\to 0\) for some \(\epsilon >0\). Then there exists a number \(\delta_ F>0\) such that if I.V.P. for (2) at the initial function \(u(x,0)=\phi (x)\) for which \(\phi \in C^ 2_ b\cap N\) and \(| \phi |_ N<\delta_ F\), then the solution satisfies \(| u(x,t)| \leq A(1+t)^{-1/3}\) for all \(x\in R\) and \(t\geq 0\), where A is independent of x and t.